WATERLOO, Ont. – BlackBerry, which revolutionized the mobile industry when its smartphones hit the market in 1999, has been fighting to turn itself around by cutting costs and pushing sales in its software business.
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The company released first-quarter results Tuesday that offer a glimpse into how it is faring in that battle. Here’s a look at the figures, including its closing stock prices:
Revenue: $658 million, lower than the $679 million analysts predicted.
Smartphone revenue: $263 million, a drop from $379 million in the same quarter a year ago.
BlackBerrys sold: 1.1 million, a steep fall from the 2.6 million phones sold a year earlier.
Software licensing revenue: $137 million, about one fifth of total revenue. That’s also a 150 per cent increase from the same quarter the previous year.
Stock price: Closed Tuesday on the Nasdaq at US$8.81, down 39 cents. On the Toronto Stock Exchange, the company’s shares finished at C$10.88, down 44 cents.
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